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• Re: 84 WB Coolant Light... More(U)
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Sat, 20 Jul 1996 10:16:16 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Since my coolant level was find and the temp guage was showing normal I drove the wb for several weeks. As the coolant level...
• Re: Coolant Leak around Sensor in Reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 00:12:16 -0800
  ...Coolant Leak around Sensor in Reservoir > I have a problem with coolant leaking from around the Coolant Level Sensor > in the reservoir tank. It...
• Re: coolant light / temp sensor - need advice please!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:30:11 -0800
  ...It's just two prongs that stick into the coolant. And electronic circuit 'sees' what the level sensor is telling it. thought # 3 ........they...
• Re: Das Blinkenlights
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 24 Nov 2005 21:35:54 EST
  ...This is the connector that plugs into the sensor on the expansion tank that operates the coolant level idiot light. I'm not sure...
• Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:11:02 -0500
  ...Had a small crack in the pressure tank between the pressure cap > > > and the coolant level sensor. Since I had to disassemble things anyway...
• Re: LED Light/Audible Alarm
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:12:55 -0700
  Sunshine, Be careful replacing the coolant level sensor in the expansion bottle. The after market part can be very weak and can break and...
• Re: Coolant out episode this aft.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:44:13 -0400
  Good catch! Consider yourself lucky to discover the coolant level sensor failure without melting anything. Does the sensor flash at startup? I always watch...
• Re: My first Westy trip! Questions and Thank You!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 08:26:50 -0500
  ...If it keeps blinking, (1) the coolant level is low or (2)you have a >defective sensor. > > Third possibility - your coolant mix is incorrect...
• 85 Vanagon w/non-stop blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - Jen Egan
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 13:51:02 -0700
  ...replaced exhaust manifolds, oil change, water pump, tune-up, replaced filters, replaced T stat, replaced coolant level sensor, replaced coolant hoses, flushed cooling system...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 18:43:04 -0500
  ...the coolant level >>> in >>> the expansion tank is low, then I noticed a leak around the coolant >>> expansion tank coolant level sensor and that...
• Re: flashing light on temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 12:23:27 -0700
  ...a circuit independent of the sensor... Especially if it has been intermittant. But definitely check the coolant level, anyway. -Damon --- Richard Brassaw <sendmeanemail@EARTHLINK...
• TEMP I SENSOR
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 18:32:55 -0500
  ...Is this typical of a bad sensor? Coolant level is high enough to keep the flashing LED off, but I am probably a couple...
• Re: Replacement of coolant temp sensor (help no longer needed)
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 12:01:18 -0700
  ...The new temp II sensor came with a new o-ring and I did remove the old one. The coolant sensor I reused the...
• Re: Logan Pass - blew the expansion tank temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 10:55:04 -0700
  ...Same could be said for the fluid level sensor? (threads fail?) After work is done, keep checking coolant levels. And, with engine off, engine...
• Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 21:19:49 -0600
  ...Had a small crack in the pressure tank between the pressure cap >>>> and the coolant level sensor. Since I had to disassemble things anyway...
• Re: Blinking stops, relay out ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 6 Nov 2008 12:41:46 -0800
  I have read someone claiming that an improper anti-frz/water mix will make the coolant level light flash. tell you what I do...
• Re: troubleshooting coolant level warning light
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 7 Aug 1999 17:35:05 -0700
  ...The > coolant reservoir is full to the brim so that's not the problem. > > When I measure the resistance of the coolant level sensor...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Wed, 8 Aug 2018 18:21:55 -0700
  ...There is a 3rd sensor on the coolant tank which is a coolant level indicator. It will light when coolant is low but will...
• ECU & Coolant Temp Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:20:45 -0800
  We've pretty much given up on attempts to repair the stock coolant temp gauge & sensor system. �Have swapped out the instrument cluster, replaced...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:05:54 -0700
  ...The gauge sensor relies on water passing by > it. No coolant, on over temp indication until you get steam. The Jetta > engine is a...
• Re: Late night - blinking light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 22:27:25 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL driver Rob wrote: > At 9/6/2009 12:39 AM, John Rodgers wrote: > >> I've got a coolant level sensor...
• Re[2]: Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 08:06:02 -0800
  ...light part of the indicator, and the temperature sensor signal *only* (ie, no coolant level sensor) leading to the "gauge" part. The interesting part...
• Re: Friends on the road - coolant leak - need some advice
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 17:12:03 -0700
  ...It leaked some coolant down to the level of the sensor hole. I checked it several times and after that I did not worry...
• Thanks Mark! (dreaded cooling light)
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 09:23:35 -0400
  ...is in the coolant level circuit. This can have several causes. 1. the coolant is truly low 2. the tank sensor is bad 3...
• Wont' stop blinking
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 10:06:44 -0800
  ...I have done; Full coolant system, new level sensor, new ground to the instrument panel, There must be some intricate technical reason why I...
• Wacky Warning Light
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 24 Jan 95 13:46:08 PST
  Check the coolant level, theres a little sensor that uses the conductivity of the coolant to tell if it's below the minimum. That...
• Re: blinking coolant light
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:03:07 -0500
  ...If it doesn't then it could be a bad level sensor or a wiring issue. Most of the time people just don't...
• Re: Nagging Gremlins: Temp gauge, Window washer, stumble, arm rest, Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 19:08:52 -0700
  ...The warning unit monitors the coolant level sensor in the main coolant tank. When ever the sensor says the coolant is low for more...
• Strange Things Happening
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 19:20:57 -0500
  ...Coolant level is up to snuff, no leaks. Do you think that the coolant level sensor is on the way out? But if so...
• Re: Water Level Indicator Red Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 18:21:42 -0500
  ...Compared to the coolant > indicator lamp this is still simple... > The coolant level warning lamp is driven by the > coolant loss detector (a relay...
• Temp Warning Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 18:24:36 -0700
  ...The coolant level and composition is correct, the engine runs fine, and the temperature is perfectly normal, but once in awhile the temp warning...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light, mysteries revealed!!
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 18:46:26 -0800
  ...The Bus Depot Catalog lists a single 82-91 coolant level sensor part no. 251 919 372 for a mere $ 8.95. Add $1...
• Re: Late night - blinking light
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 08:20:24 -0700
  At 9/6/2009 12:39 AM, John Rodgers wrote: >I've got a coolant level sensor light that comes on at startup (as...
• Re: Coolant level sensor - repeat breakage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:44:20 -0500
  ...at 9:54 AM, John Reynolds wrote: >> > I had a coolant level sensor develop a split late last year, I replaced >> > it and >> now...
• Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 23 May 2005 12:52:57 -0700
  ...pull over and shutdown as soon > as it > happens. > > The coolant tank level sensor is supposed to warn you of this issue, > but in...
• Re: '85 temp warning light won't turn off.
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 10:18:58 -0600
  On Mon, 1 Mar 1999 KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > I have had similar problems with Jettas (which use basically the same coolant > level sender...
• Coolant temperature sensor
  Historical mailing list - Bill Burnham
  Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:08:07 -0400
  ...sensor (engine part, not the one that is in the coolant tank) and now I'm experiencing a steady drop in coolant level. The...
• Re: running hot....ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:33:36 -0500
  ...One day the coolant level sensor blew out of its bottle and went into orbit.Upon reentry,when I looked closely at it,I...
• Re: '86 Westy coolant questions
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 8 Apr 2012 08:51:00 -0400
  ...Once the coolant level sensor is forced out the > sensor and tank need to be replaced as the threads are damaged. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message...
• coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Bill Hayeslip
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 21:52:28 -0400
  My sensor also leaked a few years ago and it eventually was making quite a mess in the tank area. I also thought that...
• Re: Low Coolant Warning LED
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 6 Aug 2021 09:09:26 -0600
  Coolant Level Full @ all conditions Wires to Snsr Disconnected & Jumped > Flashes Wires from Snsr Ground Continuity > Good Wires from Snsr to Relay 43 Continuity...
• Re: Request for Help - Overheating Problem
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 17:25:39 EST
  Dianne; Before you get too far into this pop the engine cover and check the coolant level sensor in the top of the tank...
• Re: 90 Vanagon temp light flashing, needle ok- HELP
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Sun, 31 Aug 1997 12:37:01 -0400
  ...The light is to indicate a low coolant level. The coolant level sensor is located in the cap of the plastic coolant tank at...
• Re: Coolant - Have I screwd up my engine?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 07:08:09 -0700
  The coolant level sensor is sensitive to the resistance of the mixture, it expects to see between 30-70% coolant (approx.) Straight water, and...
• Re: Coolant warning light trouble
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 18:34:57 -0400
  ...Eventually it stops, and I don't have any trouble with the actual coolant level. I've replaced the sensor, the one with the...
• Re: flashing light on temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 18:26:43 -0600
  Very first thing to check -- the coolant level. ou can see that through the plastic of the tank. If that is OK. ccheck the...
• Diesel and WBX Coolant Temp gauges same?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:50:12 -0700
  ...Am pulling my hair out wiring in a low coolant level sensor. Got it all in, but light just blinks. Though the '85 WBX...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:27:47 -0700
  Also, coolant can leak out between coolant level sensor and tank, pool at that point and evaporate. On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 2...
• Re: 1990 Blinking Coolant Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 08:43:08 -0700
  ...intermittment flashing coolant level light that I finally traced to a pinched wire (one of the pair of leads from the sensor). The pinch...
• Re: Overheating/preservation question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:45:00 -0500
  ...This does lead to my other question; what should I do about the fact that the coolant level sensor did not respond as it...
• Re: Water Temperature Light
  Historical mailing list - Troy Delnicki
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 03:23:23 -0500
  ...coolant level circuit. If, however the blinking problem continues even with the relay out, the problem can't be in the cooolant level sensor...
• Re: Temp Warning Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 22:59:19 -0700
  ...The > coolant level and composition is correct, the engine runs fine, and the > temperature is perfectly normal, but once in awhile the temp warning...
• Re: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:09:29 -0700
  ...Hello all, Put a new, supposedly German, coolant level sensor in my 84 Westy about 2k miles ago, only to have it crack in...
• Re: 84 WB Coolant Light... More(U)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jul 1996 16:33:36 PST
  while your messing with the level sensor be advised: My wifes' 85 GL level sensor started leaking (of course it was eight hours from...
• Re: Coolant light mystery
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:33:50 -0400
  I believe the coolant light circuit measures resistance between the two pins of the sensor in the plastic tank. If the resistance is out...
• Coolant Level Sensor: modify & install
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 22:30:05 -0800
  ...around the coolant level >sender: >1. The expansion tanks get hairlined cracks around the sender hole and leak. >2. The sensor gets a stress...
• Re: Low Coolant Warning LED
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 6 Aug 2021 09:13:33 -0600
  Coolant Level Full @ all conditions Wires to Snsr Disconnected & Jumped > Flashes Wires from Snsr Ground Continuity > Good Wires from Snsr to Relay 43 Continuity...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:01:30 -0500
  ...the coolant level in >> the expansion tank is low, then I noticed a leak around the coolant >> expansion tank coolant level sensor and that...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 21:02:28 -0400
  ...Also, had one sensor develop a hairline crack and leak, another completely blow out with a major loss of coolant. No damage though. Roger...
• '87 GL Temp Gauge - Long
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 15:08:12 -0500
  ...interaction with the coolant temperature gauge and light, I put a jumper wire across the connector for the coolant level sensor. Immediately the temp...